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What Uber needs more than driverless beer trucks

"Instead of trucks, Uber and Anheuser-Busch InBev should be investing for the future in aerial drones," technology expert Timothy Carone writes in a CNN opinion piece.

Timothy Carone

A Marine’s journey to the Notre Dame MBA

Mendoza's commitment to the greater good made it the right fit for Ben Hota.

Christine Cox

Vets Preview Weekend: Your look inside the Notre Dame MBA

Military men and women invited to visit November 17–20.  

Christine Cox

Can entrepreneurship be used to fight U.S. poverty? Irish Impact speaker to discuss novel approach

Fighting poverty in the U.S. has long been considered the jurisdiction of social programs and government aid. But more recently, a new trend has emerged that employs the power of the entrepreneurship toward effecting substantive, sustainable social change. Amon Anderson…

Carol Elliott

Op-Ed: Why Trump’s rigged-election claim is likely to backfire

"Donald Trump's rigged-election claim is classic self-handicapping. However, it's important to note that successfully self-handicapping hinges on credibility and believability." — J. Michael Crant, management and organization professor.  

J. Michael Crant

Trump’s ‘rigged election’ claims a classic type of excuse-making

When Donald Trump suggested he might not accept "rigged" results of the presidential election, he could be engaging in a classic type of excuse-making called "self-handicapping," according to Michael Crant, professor of management and organization.

Shannon Roddel

Start the Conversation!

You may have seen that last month, Graduate Alumni Relations launched its own social media hub on Mendoza’s site. The hub is a place where alumni, faculty, students and prospective applicants can see what the Mendoza experience is all about. As part of the social media hub, we are hoping to encourage topical business conversation that is also relevant to ND. From this idea, we are launching “Conversation Starters”. Periodically, we will take on a specific business topic, and ask you to share your thoughts and ideas! We hope you will join the conversation.…

Tim Ponisciak

Active vs. Passive? Choose Both

EXCERPT It is human nature to take sides. In the case of active and passive, however, not only do I think investors can choose both, but the story of passive’s rise and active’s demise has been greatly exaggerated. It is true that flows into passive strategies have picked up. But U.S. advisers are still allocating 70% of their clients’ assets to active investment strategies, according to our recent survey. Investment flows can be fickle and aren’t always a good barometer for long-term shifts in sentiment.…

The Wall Street Journal

At Notre Dame CMO Summit, GE’s Linda Boff Keynotes Event Designed To Bridge Practice, Academia

World-class marketing leaders recently descended on South Bend, Indiana, for the first-annual Notre Dame Chief Marketing Officer Summit, presented by the Mendoza College of Business and Forbes CMO Network. Dubbed “Meaningful Marketing: Putting People and Purpose at the Center of Brand Engagement,” the event…

Forbes

Got a minute?

Mendoza's Ideas Challenge gives students 60 seconds to pitch new business ideas.

Angela Sienko